Save The Date, Capture The Savings

In November, you’ll get something extra when you buy the stamp of the month—50% off another stamp set!

When you place an order of $50 or more in full retail products and buy the November Stamp of the Month set, Capture the Date, for just $5, you can pick any stamp set at 50% off! Get Capture the Date and then capture the savings today!

To show our support of Red Cross relief efforts for those areas of the US severely affected by Hurricane Sandy, Close To My Heart will donate $1 for every Stamp of the Month set sold as a part of this promotion during November.

*Shipping/handling may apply. Offer valid November 1–30, 2012. Offer valid for A–E and M size
stamp sets only; K size, Workshops on the Go® , Cricut® collections, and Stamp of the Month stamp
sets are not eligible for this promotion. Maximum of one 50% off stamp set per order.

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Avonlea Scrapbook Layouts

Aren't these layouts gorgeous?  Perfect for those cherished heirloom photos.  I can't take much credit for these other than I can follow directions.  They were created by a very talented and generous CTMH consultant, Karen Pedersen.  Thanks Karen!

I will share with you how to make these beautiful pages at my scrapbook playgroup January 11th.
 

 

 

 

 

Items Needed:
Avonlea Workshop On The Go (G1045)
Avonlea Complements canvas shapres (X7155C)
Antique Gold mini medley accents (Z1786)
Slate & Chocolate exclusive inks stamp pads (Z2173 and Z2111)
VersaMark Ink and White Daisy embossing powder (Z891 and Z673)

Have a memorable day,
Sheila

Fall Harvest

Halloween...check. The Fall festivities are in full swing.  I love the cooler nights and crisp mornings this time of year in Arizona.  Today I'm taking down all the gobblins, ghosts and pumpkin decorations and replacing them with cozier items like this Harvest banner I made with Close To My Heart products.  When I saw this on page 86 of the Idea Book I knew I had to make one for my home. I've included a tutorial video showing our new alcohol based markers which I used to make these beautiful blended fall leaves.  Now, how many days till Christmas?  :\

 I used  the Cricut Artiste cartridge (Z1790) to create the banner (4"), border (1.25") and title (2"). 



These leaves are made from paper.  I stamped the images from the Fall Harvest stamp set (item C1504) on colonial white cardstock and then colored them using our new markers.  Finish off with some brads, hemp and new burlap ribbon (item Z1760).  Now I need to get to the craft store and purchase some garland to finish off the mantle.

Have a memorable day,
Sheila

Pear & Partridge Holiday Scrapbook Layouts

Join me in November to make these festive scrapbook pages.  I love the patterns and colors of the Pear & Partridge collection, including the charming dimensional elements.

 



Tip: Print titles and journaling using a word processing program and print on cardstock.



Here's a sample of those coordinating dimensional elements I mentioned. 

And this is a combination of the complementary rub-ons and stamped images.

Items used:
G1052 Pear & Partridge Scrapbooking Kit
Includes X7162C Glittery Rub-Ons and Z1326 Assorted Sparkles
Z1772 Dimensional Elements In Color - Holiday
Click here to order yours.

Have a memorable day,
Sheila

Owl-o-ween is Coming

I love using up scraps. I get to be creative and clean up at the same time.  If you saw my craft room right now, you might think I need to use up more scraps in a hurry.  It's a mess in here, but I've been busy organizing albums and scrapbook layouts.  Anyway, I want to share these Halloween cards I created using up scraps from the Moonlight workshop kit.

Have a memorable day,
Sheila

Studio J - Buy 9, Get 1 Free!

A few of my favorite things about Studio J - 

• No cropping of photos, just click and drag to a photo well. The program sizes it for me.
• Use paper kits that are no longer available for purchase.
• Resize My Stickease to be large or small, and use the same image multiple times.
• Tombow adhesive never runs out since I don't need it for online scrapbooking.
• Accessories and ribbon are available in a wide variety of colors.
• Can change the color of patterned paper to fit my needs.
• Pay nothing until I purchase completed layouts.
• Free layouts in October!

October is the month to save on Studio J^® layouts. In this special promotion, when you buy 9 Studio J layouts, you’ll get another custom-printed layout for free! It’s the perfect opportunity to try this fast and easy online software for the first time. The discount is automatically applied to your cart when you order 10 or more layouts. You can get up to 4 free layouts with this fantastic promotion! So what are you waiting for? Start your online scrapbooking today!

Visit Studio J to place a qualifying order and get your free layout—only in October!

*Taxes and shipping/handling may apply. Offer good during above-specified dates, while supplies last.

Here are a few Studio J Layouts from my collection:

This Zippidee paper is no longer available for purchase but it's available in Studio J, and it's perfect for my 2011 Convention photos taken at the Disneyland Resort.

This Wonderland paper is no longer available for purchase, but I was able to use it Studio J for our snowmobiling vacation.

This is an exclusive paper kit available only in Studio J.  The cupcake print and banner are very hip.

Visit Studio J and give it a try.  It's free to play,  You don't pay for a thing until you purchase completed layouts.

Have a memorable day,

Sheila

Halloween Countdown

Aren't these blocks adorable?  It's the bonus project for the Moonlight Workshop On The Go shown on page 59 of the Fall/Winter 2012 Idea Book from Close To My Heart.  These countdown blocks are easy to make and don't require much in the way of paper.  You'll need two 3" blocks (Z1746), one set of dimensional elements Number (Z1681) and coordinating Haunted Assortment doo-dads (Z1741).  Click here to see assembly instructions.  The stamped images and paper are from the Moonlight Workshop kit (G1051).